Wilder vs Okolie

When is Wilder vs Okolie?

Deontay Wilder could fight Lawrence Okolie in Spring 2026 the United States.

The fight would be scheduled for 12 rounds at a catchweight of 224 lb (16 stone or 101.6 kg).

Wilder vs Okolie stats

Deontay Wilder would step into the ring with a record of 44 wins, 4 losses, and 1 draw, 43 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Lawrence Okolie would make his way to the ring with a record of 23 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 17 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggest Wilder would have a large advantage in power over Okolie, boasting a 98% knockout percentage compared to Okolie's 74%.

Deontay Wilder is the older man by 7 years, at 40 years old.

Wilder has a height advantage of 2 inches over Okolie. Despite this, both fighters have equal reach.

Both Deontay Wilder and Lawrence Okolie fight out of an orthodox stance.

Wilder is currently the more experienced professional fighter, having had 25 more fights, and made his debut in 2008, 8 years and 4 months earlier than Okolie, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He has fought 64 more professional rounds, totaling 186 compared to Okolie's 122.

Deontay Wilder goes into the fight ranked number 13 by the WBC at heavyweight.

Lawrence Okolie is currently ranked number 1 by the WBC, and 10 by the IBF in the Heavyweight division.

Wilder vs Okolie form

Deontay Wilder has stopped 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he defeated Tyrrell Anthony Herndon on June 27, 2025, by technical knockout in the 7th round at Charles Koch Arena, Wichita, United States.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Zhilei Zhang on June 1, 2024, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Joseph Parker on December 23, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh.

Before that, he had defeated Robert Helenius on October 15, 2022, by knockout in the 1st round in their WBC World Heavyweight championship fight at Barclays Center, New York, United States.

He had been beaten by Tyson Fury on October 9, 2021, by knockout in the 11th round in their WBC World Heavyweight and The Ring Heavyweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Nevada.

Okolie has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight, he beat Ebenezer Tetteh on December 21, 2025, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Onikan Stadium, Lagos, Nigeria.

Prior to that, he had beaten Kevin Lerena on July 19, 2025, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Wembley Stadium, London, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had won against Hussein Muhamed on December 7, 2024, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Wembley Arena, Wembley.

Before that, he had beaten Lukasz Rozanski on May 24, 2024, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Hala na Podpromiu, Rzeszow, Poland.

He had lost to Chris Billam-Smith on May 27, 2023, by majority decision in their WBO World Cruiserweight championship fight at Vitality Stadium, Bournemouth, United Kingdom.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Lawrence Okolie has been fighting more than Deontay Wilder.

Deontay Wilder last fought 8 months and 18 days ago, while Lawrence Okolie's last outing was 2 months and 24 days ago.

Wilder's last 5 fights have come over a period of 4 years, 5 months and 8 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 10 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 36 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 7.2 rounds on average.

Okolie's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 18 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 6 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 26 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 5.2 rounds on average.

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